Wow. I think we can all agree that My Brilliant Friend had quite the brilliant end. If someone wrote a 100-hundred-page thesis on the significance of Marcello wearing the shoes laboured over by Lila that Stefano bought, I would read it front to back. In a way, I feel like I already did by reading […]
Posted in Blogs, Ferrante | Tagged with class, coming of age, gender, relationships
Agostino was a short read, but one that leaves a lot to think about. I think it’s more than your usual coming-of-age story. It’s one of those reads where the writing coaxes you to keep going even though you’re lowkey really weirded out. It actually reminded me a lot of Proust, in the sense that […]
Posted in Blogs, Moravia | Tagged with Agostino, coming of age, innocence, Puberty, sexuality
I have no words. In starting this book, I did not expect the book to pan out in the way that it had. There are so many aspects of the book that sent shivers of disgust through my body, yet also evoked a sense of pity and understanding for Agostino’s coming of age. One instance is the mixed role of…
Posted in Blogs, Moravia | Tagged with coming of age, incest, LGBTQ, meh, pedophilia, sexuality, Shame
This book really kept me on my toes. Every time I would go to read it I had no idea what was going to happen next but at the same time I did. This was such a weird read and I can’t possibly imagine how the author came up with this story. Maybe he was on drugs. I think Agostino…
Posted in Blogs, Moravia | Tagged with coming of age, sexuality
Carmen Laforet wrote this at 23. What. How. Time’s a-ticking for me I suppose. The main character, Andrea, had my heart from the start, her desire for independence, her dreams of Barcelona which are swiftly crushed by her dysfunctional family. At first, it’s her Aunt Angustias that seems the most overbearing, telling her that “in […]
Posted in Blogs, Laforet | Tagged with coming of age, family, poverty
Well folks there we have it, another school year comes to a close! This course has definitely been one of the more interesting classes I’ve taken in my four years at UBC, and I got to say even though I picked this course because I saw romance in the title and was very intrigued and […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with byeee, coming of age, endings, grateful, relfection, week 13
Hello! It is really weird to be at the end of the semester as it has felt really short, especially in regards to this class. This is my final conclusion to this class, but first I want to thank everyone in the class for making amazing blogs. I also want to thank all the people […]
Posted in Blogs, Conclusion | Tagged with coming of age, Money to Burn, My brilliant friend, nada, Themes, violence
Elena Ferrante checks your mailbox, I’m sending you a check for emotional damages. Holy fuck I loved this book. This genuinely might be one of my favourite books I’ve read this semester, and maybe on of my favourites books in a while. It’s in this novel’s simplicity is where I found the most connection to […]
Posted in Blogs, Ferrante | Tagged with coming of age, gender, girlhood, whydoihavegreyhairim19
This one reminded me of my best friend Rachel. (warning: this is a trauma dump) In “My Brilliant Friend”‘, Ferrante illustrates class, gender and language through the friendship of two little girls as we progress to see them turn into adolescent women. Since Jon had already discussed the societal problems in this book, I would …
Posted in Blogs, Ferrante | Tagged with Best friends, class, coming of age, gender, girlhood, language
Hello everyone, welcome to the last book week of my blog. The book in question is My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. Interestingly, Elena Ferrante is merely a pseudonym as the author’s true identity is unknown. The real author is said to have grown up in Naples, and the intimate portrayal of the city in […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with coming of age, Naples, violence, week 12
